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Scottie Barnes lifts Raptors over Cavaliers for 5th win in 6 games
Scottie Barnes collected 28 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists and five blocked shots, and Immanuel Quickley scored 25 points as the visiting Toronto Raptors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 126-113 on Thursday night.,Jakob Poeltl added 20 points and Jamal Shead had eight points and seven assists off th...

Braden Smith helps guide No. 2 Purdue to win at No. 8 Alabama
Braden Smith scored 21 of his 29 points in the second half and collected seven rebounds to lead No. 2 Purdue to an 87-80 victory over No. 8 Alabama on Thursday night in a nonconference showdown at Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Trey Kaufman-Renn recorded 19 points and matched his career best of 15 rebounds in his...

Seton Hall thwarts another Monmouth upset bid
TJ Simpkins scored 14 points and Seton Hall held Monmouth to just four field goals in the second half to rally for a 70-58 nonconference win on Thursday night in Newark, N.J.,Seton Hall shot 22.2% from the floor in the first half compared to Monmouth's 52.2%, which enabled the Hawks to seize a 34-27...

Expect a high-scoring contest when Providence visits Colorado
Providence has eclipsed the 100-point plateau in each of its last two games. Colorado accomplished the same feat on Saturday against Eastern Washington.,As such, one can wonder how many points might be possible when the Friars (2-1) meet the Buffaloes (2-0) on Friday night in Boulder, Colo., in a no...

No. 17 Michigan State fends off San Jose State in battle of Spartans
Carson Cooper and Jaxon Kohler each posted 17 points and Jeremy Fears Jr. added 15 points as No. 17 Michigan State held on for a 79-60 win against San Jose State on Thursday in East Lansing, Mich.,Kohler totaled a career-high 18 rebounds and Fears went 3-for-5 from 3-point range for Michigan State (...

Luka Doncic, Lakers eye bounce-back performance in NBA Cup vs. Pelicans
After receiving a heavy dose of reality, the Los Angeles Lakers move on to a road matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans Friday, which also serves as an NBA Cup West Group B contest., ,The Lakers were walloped 121-92 by the champion Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, dropping to 1-2 on a five-gam...

West Virginia downs Pitt 71-49 in rivalry tilt
Harlan Obioha scored a game-high 19 points to lead West Virginia to a 71-49 win over Pitt on Thursday in Morgantown, W. Va.,Honor Huff added 15 points, Jasper Floyd tallied 13 points and dished out seven assists and DJ Thomas chipped in 10 points off the bench for the Mountaineers (4-0).,Cameron Cor...

Ferrari leads as Sportico’s F1 team values soar past $34B
Ferrari is the most valuable of the 10 franchises in Formula 1, according to Sportico's latest team valuations published Thursday.,Ferrari checked in at $6.4 billion, and the 10 teams on the F1 grid combine to exceed $34 billion in total valuation as per Sportico's methodology.,The average F1 franch...

Hornets, Bucks hope to have stars back for NBA Cup clash
Meeting for the second time in as many games, the Milwaukee Bucks host the Charlotte Hornets in a Group C matchup in NBA Cup play on Friday.,Charlotte snapped a three-game losing streak with a 111-100 home victory over Milwaukee on Wednesday. In its most impressive win to date, Charlotte led by as m...

Unbeaten Northwestern hits road for challenge from DePaul
Northwestern has had little trouble with the early portion of its schedule.,Meanwhile, there might be reason for concern with DePaul's play to open the season.,Looking to remain undefeated, the visiting Wildcats also aim to continue their recent dominance of the local rival Blue Demons on Friday nig...

Stewart Cink grabs lead at Charles Schwab Cup Championship
Stewart Cink finished his round birdie-birdie to take the lead at the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship on Thursday at Phoenix Country Club.,A victory in the 72-hole event would be enough for Cink, 52, to capture the season-long Charles Schwab Cup for the first time. He entered the final...

Rockets' high-powered offense presents test for Blazers
After shooting the lights out in the fourth quarter of a road win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday, the Rockets shot 59.3% and hit 7 of 13 3-pointers in the second period of their 135-112 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday -- the latest example of their offensive might.,The Rockets c...

Haeran Ryu opens with 64 to lead The Annika
Thanks to a late string of four birdies, Haeran Ryu of South Korea seized the first-round lead at The Annika on Thursday at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Fla.,Ryu posted a 6-under-par 64 to start the tournament one stroke ahead of Australia's Grace Kim. Jennifer Kupcho (4-under 66) is alone in thir...

Alex de Minaur moves on at ATP Finals; Carlos Alcaraz secures year-end No. 1
World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz of Spain wrapped up a 3-0 group-stage showing and will be joined in the semifinal round of the Nitto ATP Finals by seventh-seeded Alex de Minaur of Australia.,Alcaraz swept past Italian Lorenzo Musetti 6-4, 6-1 on Thursday in Turin, Italy, shortly after de Minaur earned hi...

MLS to align schedule with world's top leagues in 2027
MLS will follow the lead of the top soccer leagues in the world and move to a summer-to-spring schedule starting in 2027.,Since making its debut in 1996, MLS has contained its seasons within a single calendar year by operating a spring-to-fall schedule. The 2025 MLS season is currently in the playof...

Adam Hadwin takes early lead at Bermuda Championship
Adam Hadwin of Canada shot a 6-under-par 65 and held sole possession of the lead when first-round play was suspended at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship on Thursday in Southampton, Bermuda.,Hadwin was one stroke ahead of Japan's Takumi Kanaya (66) and Braden Thornberry, who was 5 under through 1...
Wild All-Star Idea That Could Save NBA All-Star Weekend
A wild, competitive fix for NBA All-Star Weekend: let the league’s top players design their own events to finally make the showcase fun, creative and meaningful again....

Canucks, Canes out to shore up deficiencies ahead of clash
The Carolina Hurricanes have grown quite familiar with Western Conference teams this season, facing seven in a row in one stretch, and will welcome two more to North Carolina this weekend.,After a lackluster outing earlier this week, the Hurricanes will try to get back on track Friday night against ...

New-look Rutgers will continue to take shape vs. Lehigh
The first two games were hardly flawless for Rutgers, but they've provided a chance for coach Steve Pikiell to get a better look at the roster following the departures of Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper to the NBA.,Rutgers gets another chance to evaluate its personnel and attempts to win a third straigh...

Jalen Brunson ailing as Knicks set to meet Heat
The New York Knicks lost at home for the first time this season on Wednesday night and can only hope they didn't lose Jalen Brunson in the process.,The Knicks could be without Brunson on Friday night, when New York closes out a seven-game homestand by facing the Miami Heat in NBA Cup action.,Both te...